Challenger Aviation Products, Inc. was established in 1999 by Chuck Rocco and his family for the purpose of developing a line of high quality aircraft air filters using K & N filter media. Challenger air filters are manufactured under FAA/PMA certification and have been certified for many popular aircraft. More and more aircraft are being approved every month. Chuck is no stranger to the aviation industry. His career began in 1963 with training in the US Air Force in Aircraft Maintenance. Upon his release from the Air Force, Chuck began working in Sales for Goodyear. Through the years Chuck has worked for most of the major aviation companies, including Goodyear, BF Goodrich, Midland Ross - Grimes Division, Porsche Aviation, Hartzell Propeller, and McCauley Propeller Systems. His experience centered on Marketing and Sales while helping to develop many new and popular products, like McCauley's Blackmac propeller line. Eventually Chuck broke free from the corporate world, owning and operating his own aircraft propeller overhaul and repair facility for a number of years. Realizing that helping the general aviation pilot would have a more successful flight experience was his true calling, he retired from the repair business and started Challenger Aviation Products. Now Chuck dedicates his time to developing quality products to help enhance the performance of most general aviation aircraft. Quality filtration is just the beginning of what Challenger plans to bring GA pilots in the future. Combined with his experience, Chuck's ingenuity will lead general aviation into a new generation of products that improve your quality of flight. As Chuck's wife, Linda Rocco has been a part of the aviation industry for quite a while, after spending time in the medical field. Linda is the Vice President of Business Development. She is a big part of Challenger's everyday business; she handles the marketing and selling of products, she fields sales calls, and she helps with customer service. Chuck's oldest daughter, Susan Rocco-Caldwell, started in the business shortly after graduating from college in 1991, handling the accounting aspects for the repair business. She now handles the accounts payable and receivable for the company; she helps in production when she is needed. After studying communications in college, Chuck's youngest daughter, Heather Rocco-Geissler, started working in the repair business as well, handling all aspects of purchasing. Heather is now the Vice President of Marketing for Challenger Aviation. She processes orders and monitors the shipping and receiving of products. Heather also coordinates the production process.